Every so often, I have a meal where I feel like Alice must have, down the hole and through to Wonderland. An experience where I am swept away in awe, merriment, and amazement as I’m presented, course after course with fantastical creations. I buzz with energy as my senses are overloaded with textures and tastes …
I hate having my photo taken. I feel most of the time in posed shots, I’m awkward or have a fake smile. In most candids, I look angry (bad eyesight = squinting= angry 11’s on my forehead) and it takes me at least 10 tries to get a selfie that I’m somewhat satisfied with. Having …
People poo poo Facebook. But nowadays, it’s the way I’m most connected to what’s going on in the things I’m interested in. I have followed Alinea & Next through Facebook for a while, and when I secured my reservation at Alinea, I started following the Aviary as well. It’s because of this that I learned …
When I made my food itinerary for Japan, it wasn’t with Michelin stars in mind. I’ve eaten a lot of great food in Japan, but on this trip, I wanted to experience the “best” sushi, tempura, yakitori and kaiseki to see if what people considered the best, tasted that much better than very good or …
When I booked Barcelona, I already had a reservation to Tickets. And with confirmation in hand, I started immersing myself in Ferran Adria once again. Never did I allow myself to think that Ferran, or even his brother Albert for that matter would be in the building for my meal. We had the 7pm seating, …
My 24 hours in Tijuana made me realize how accessible it was from San Diego, so when I returned a few weeks later to race in the San Diego Dragon Boat Festival, my friends and I put TJ on the travel agenda for one of the extra days we had after we were done racing. … Continue reading
My whirlwind weekend in the Baja only left me with half a day to head to the water to check out Ensenada and the coast. Fortunately, there were only a few “must do’s” in the area that I really hoped I’d get to check out. An invitation by Chef Rodolfo Castellanos’ wife Lizette included a … Continue reading
So… there’s an event in Valle de Guadalupe, do you want to go? So often lately, especially with Omar (aka Oaxacking), my grand adventures start with a simple offer. While it’s easy to make excuses and not jump at opportunities, I have learned that if I do, most often, I am rewarded with an experience … Continue reading
Call me adventurous, call me foolish, but when an opportunity presents itself, I love to jump. That’s how I found myself spending 24 hours in Tijuana on a beer crawl/food adventure before heading further south into the Valle de Guadalupe for the weekend. I know Tijuana gets a bad rap. Everyone has a story of … Continue reading
Exploring wine regions around the world is always high on my travel itinerary and I’ve been fortunate to visit many. Because of Canada’s strict import restrictions, it’s an activity I enjoy in the moment rather than purchasing for later consumption, but this is also the reason why I continue to visit BC’s Wine Country each … Continue reading
The first few days of my extra-long birthday weekend were epic, but the major events of the trip, including my birthday, were still to come. One of my reasons (of many) that I chose to stay in Chinatown was for convenient access to Brooklyn. It was my goal on this trip was to travel over … Continue reading
New York is a city I either need to spend more than 5 nights in or else keep visiting every year. There was a period where I went to New York City 5 years in a row, so when I realized it had been 2 years since I’d been there, it made sense why I was … Continue reading
